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ENGLISH (Communicative)

Maximum Marks : 80

Time : 3 hours Total No. of Pages : 11

The Question Paper is divided into four sections : Section A : Section B : Section C : Section D : Reading Writing Grammar Literature 20 Marks 20 Marks 20 Marks 20 Marks

General Instructions : 1. 2. 3. All questions are compulsory. Marks are indicated against each question. An additional 15 minutes time has been allotted to read this question paper only.

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SECTION - A ( Reading - 20 Marks ) 1. Read the following passage carefully : Hes a lover of languages, fluent in German, French and English and of course, his mother tongue Tamil. Teaching German at the Goethe Institute upto seven days a week, and heading the long distance learning program in cooperation with IGNOU, keep him very busy. As if his life wasnt hectic enough, P. Saralathan has translated Franz Kafkas Letter to the Father from the original German text into Tamil. The Tamil translation is entitled Thandaiku Saralathan says he was inspired to translate Letter to the Father for the potential of Kafkas words make us look at the power wielded by Indian parents over their children. In a rare departure for contemporary Indian or Tamil literature, this book explores the sons pent up remorse towards his father. It is not to say that a son in India can not feel for his father, but according to Saralathan, its something that is not really discussed openly in our patriarchal society. Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate option from the ones given below : (a) What makes Saralathan extremely busy ? (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (b) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (c) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (d) (i) (iii) (e) (i) (iii) seven days teaching of German at Goethe Institute heads distance learning programme of IGNOU translation into Tamil. all the above to make us understand Kafkas words to make us understand the power Indian parents hold over their children to educate Indian parents none of the above sons anger towards his father sons remorse towards his father sons repressed remorse towards his father sons affection towards his father cordial great female male (ii) (iv) (ii) (iv) impious repressed grown up female all the three. 5

Why was he inspired to translate Letter to the Father into Tamil ?

What has this book tried to explore ?

The word pent up in the passage means :

A patriarchal society is headed by :

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Read the following passage carefully : We enjoy winter only because we have ways of keeping our body warm. But this season is not a comfortable one for many animals. If they did not have enough fur or feathers, they could not have borne the cold. Their body temperature drops in winter and they keep alive by hibernating. Animals that are cold blooded, like frogs, toads, lizards, snakes and turtles sleep through the winter and are stirred into activity only when the environment gets comfortably warm. Warm-blooded animals go through phases of sleep and wakefulness. They sleep through most of the winter, but get up once in a while to feed or find some food, which is usually stored up in their winter home. Hedgehogs, badgers, bears, bats and squirrels are some warm blooded hibernators. A number of insects die in winter while many others survive the cold by hibernating in the form of eggs, larva or pupa. Adult insects like butterflies, moths, house flies and mosquitoes hibernate in storehouses, holes in the ground, caves or other sheltered places. Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate option from the ones given below: (a) Human beings cant enjoy winter unless: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (b) we didnt have ways to keep us warm. we dont have ways to keep us warm. we have ways of keeping our body warm. we hibernate like animals.

What would have made winter uncomfortable for animals ? (i) (iii) absence of feathers. extreme cold. (ii) (iv) presence of feathers. varying body temperature.

(c)

Which of the following animal doesnt drop its body temperature ? (i) (iii) frog lizards (ii) (iv) badgers snakes

(d)

Warm blooded hibernators wake up once in a while to (i) (iii) mate feed (ii) (iv) drop temperature expose their body to sun.

(e)

Find a word in the passage that means not exposed to rain or wind. (i) (iii) stirred store (ii) (iv) sheltered hibernate

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Read the following passage carefully : Smoking is the major cause of mortality with bronchogenic carcinoma of the lung and is one of the factors causing death due to malignancies of larynx, Oral cavity, oesophagus bladder, kidney, pancreas, stomach and uterine cervise and coronary heart diseases. Nicotine is the major substance present in the smoke that causes physical dependence. The additives do produce damage to the body - for example, ammonia can result in a two fold increase in the ability of nicotine to enter into the smoke. Levulinic acid, added to cigarettes to mask the harsh taste of the nicotine, can increase the binding of nicotine to brain receptors, which increases the kick of nicotine. Smoke from the burning end of a cigarette contains over 4000 chemicals and 40 carcinogens. If has long been known that tobacco smoke is carcinogenic or cancer - causing. The lungs of smokers collect an annual deposit of 1 to 1 pounds of the gooey black material. Invisible gas phase of cigarette smoke contains nitrogen, oxygen and toxic gases like carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, acrolein, hydrogen cyanide and nitrogen oxides. These gases are poisonous and in many cases interfere with the bodys ability to transport oxygen.
Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate option from the ones given below:

(a)

What in a cigarette makes people addicted to it ? (i) (iii) ammonia laevulin smoke levulinic acid substance toxic harsh taste effect transport receptor (ii) (iv) (ii) (iv) (ii) (iv) (ii) (iv) (ii) (iv) nicotine bronchogenic carcinoma. ammonia none of the above. nicotine gooey. smoke unpleasant smell. interfere bind

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__________ in cigarettes helps the user to cover up the unpleasant taste of nicotine. (i) (iii)

(c)

Find a word in the passage that means sticky or soft. (i) (iii)

(d)

What is meant by kick of nicotine ? (i) (iii)

(e)

Find a word in the passage that means take something from one place to another. (i) (iii)

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Read the extract carefully. The frost performs its secret ministry, Upheld by the wind. The owlets cry Came loud - and hark, again ! Loud as before The inmates of my cottage, all at rest Have left me to that solitude, which suits Abstruser musings : save that at my side My cradled infant slumbers peacefully Tis calm indeed ! So calm, that it disturbs And vexes meditation with its strange and extreme silentness. S.T. Coleridge. Read the questions given below and write the option you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet. (a) The secret ministry of the frost is that : (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (b) (i) (iii) (c) (i) (iii) (d) (i) (iii) (e) (i) (iii) it is falling on the ground it ministers the earth. it has secret deal with nature its deal with the air and, hark again Abstruser musings poets child his nephew the surroundings weather prayers deep thought (ii) (iv) (ii) (iv) (ii) (iv) (ii) (iv) that solitude all at rest poets son a stranger baby nature calmness. thought deep ideas

There is silence all around. This is seen in the phrase:

Who is sleeping in the cradle ?

What disturbs the calm ?

The word meditation means :

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SECTION B (Writing - 20 Marks) 5. Given below is a profile of Ravindra Varma. Write a short bio-sketch of Ravindra Varma. You may take the help of the clues given below. Age Profession Family 45 years, thinly built 175 cm, 73 kg, pleasing and dynamic personality drives auto rickshaw the whole day - 7.30 am - 11.30 pm - earns around Rs.600 a day. a large family comprising four children, bed ridden parents-one son three daughters-son works in construction sites and attending correspondence course for B.A - daughters attending school and colleges - wife works as a domestic servant in the nearby posh colony. Likes cinema, T.V. serials dislikes poverty - ready to work longer time-wants to make his children educated. 8 4

Height/weight -

Likes/dislikes

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You are Danny/Della. You saw an advertisement in a magazine for youth. Upset by the misleading language, you decide to write an article entitled Health is a treasure with no short cuts for publication in your school magazine. Write the article in 180 words. You are the Head boy / Head girl of your school. You decide to make the students aware of the advantage of tree plantation and tell them how trees can serve them as better air conditioners. Prepare a speech you intend to deliver in the morning assembly the next day and write it in your answer sheet using not more than 150-175 words. Take help of the notes. Notes Trees keep environment cool by : (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) taking heat of earth and air absorbing carbon-dioxide that helps in controlling temperature rise. bringing rains. checking direct sunlight. providing shade.

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SECTION - C (Grammar - 20 Marks) Choose the best word from the options given below to complete the following passage: Some people are lucky enough never to fall sick, but most (a) __________ us have to go (b) __________ a doctor occasionally for treatment and examination. Except in emergencies, it is customary to make an appointment (c) __________ arriving at a doctors office. When a patient visits a doctor (d) __________ the first time, he or she is asked a number of questions. (a) (i) of (ii) to (iii) among (iv) in (b) (i) into (ii) with (iii) to (iv) for (c) (i) when (ii) after (iii) while (iv) before (d) (i) on (ii) of (iii) for (iv) in Read the following conversation carefully and complete the passage by choosing the most appropriate option: Mother : Why are you late from school ? Sajan : There was a friendly football match between our school and Kirti Public School Mother : Why didnt you inform us earlier ? Sajan : I rang home but nobody picked up the phone. (a) Mother asked Sajan __________. (i) why were you late from school (ii) why he was late from the school (iii) why he has been late from school (iv) why he had been late from the school (b) Sajan replied that _________ and Kirti Public School (i) there was a friendly football match between our school (ii) there had been a friendly football match between our school (iii) there was a friendly football match between their school (iv) there had been a friendly football match between their school. (c) Mother asked __________ earlier (i) why he had not informed her. (ii) why didnt you inform them (iii) why he hadnt informed them (iv) why didnt you inform us. (d) Sajan replied that he __________ up the phone. (i) had rang up but nobody had picked (ii) had rung home but nobody picked (iii) rang home but nobody picked (iv) had rung up but nobody had picked.

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Complete the news item by choosing the correct answer from the options below : (1) 2 YEAR - OLD FALLS INTO 260 ft. BOREWELL A two year old boy_______ into 260 ft. deep borewell in Nakodar Village in Punjab (a) was fallen (b) fell (c) will fall (d) felled (2) IDOLS IMMERSED IN RIVER The ten day Dussehra festival came to an end today when idols of Durga________ in the Ganges. (a) immersed (b) had been immersed (c) would be immersed (d) were immersed (3) 35 DIE IN A TRUCK - BUS ACCIDENT Thirty five people_________ in a truck - bus accident on Coimbatore - Salem Road when the brakes of the bus failed. (a) had died (b) were dead (c) died (d) are dead (4) CM INAUGURATES FLY OVER. The Chief Minister Sri. S. Chandrachutan_________the fly over yesterday at Tirupati. (a) inaugurated (b) has been inaugurating (c) has inaugurated (d) is inaugurating Edit the letter given below by choosing from the appropriate option. 24, Rose Villa Punaloor 13 June, 2010 Dear Anand, In this letter I (a) write about the picnic that I enjoyed. It was a very pleasant day. Cool breeze (b) was running . It was the season of mangoes. We (c) carried ripe mangoes. The music proved very sweet in such (d) neutral surroundings. We enjoyed much at the river bank. We returned home in the evening. With regards, Arun (a) (i) wrote (ii) will write (iii) am writing (iv) have written. (b) (i) had blown (ii) has blown (iii) blew (iv) was blowing (c) (i) have bought (ii) bought (iii) brought (iv) had bought. (d) (i) natured (ii) natural (iii) naturally (iv) nature.

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Fill in the gaps by choosing the correct option given below: The exhausted earth groaned and quivered (a) in the glare of the sun. Spirals (b) in heat rose from the ground (c) on it from Molten Lava. A panting lizard (d) crawl painfully over the hot rocks in search of a shady crevice. (a) (b) (c) (d) (i) (i) (i) (i) under for because was crawled (ii) (ii) (ii) (ii) on of and crawled (iii) (iii) (iii) (iii) at to even crawling (iv) (iv) (iv) (iv) into from as crawls

SECTION - D (Literature - 20 Marks) 13. Read the extracts and answer the following questions by choosing the most appropriate option. (Attempt any two): 3x2=6 (A) May the sins of your previous birth Be burned away tonight, they said May your suffering decrease The misfortunes of your next birth, they said May the sum of evil Balanced in this unreal world. (1) The Peasants pray that : (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (2) the scorpion may sit still the mothers pain may lessen the mother may be all right Poets mothers sins of previous birth be burnt.

The Peasants comfort the mother by stating that her sins may be washed by. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) her sufferings the scorpions bite her sufferings due to scorpions bite her groaning. present world which is not real present world which is like an illusions the unrealistic world the world shown in physical terms.

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In this unreal world means. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

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As thus with thee in prayer in my sore need. Oh, lift me as a wave, a leaf, a cloud ! I fall upon the thorns of life ! I bleed ! A heavy weight of hours has chained and bowed, One too like thee - tame less, and swift, and proud. (1) In his childhood the poet was : (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (2) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (3) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) like the west wind tameless, swift and proud like a proud super hero most powerful like the west wind. help him fly in the air treat him as it does a wave, a leaf and a cloud remove his fears of life. he is down with fear he cant face the world the heavy weight of life troubles him the heavy weight of life is a load for him

He prays to the west wind to :

The poet feels sad because :

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I wish I had him here. Id Give him a piece of my mind To feast upon and I hope hed Have a good apetite for it . (1) Who does him refer to here ? (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (2) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Jocob Marley Mr. Cratchit Mr. Scrooge Fred Second ghost Belle Mr. Cratchit Mrs. Cratchit

Who is the speaker ?

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Why does the speaker say these words about the person under attack ? (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) because the latter is mainly responsible for their misery the latter is very rich the former is poor. the former is unsympathetic

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Answer any Four of the following questions in 30 - 40 words each: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

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What were the changes that came in Babuli after he was comfortably settled in the city ? What did the elder brother usually do to cater to Babulis love for fish during school days ? Why did Cutie Pie think that even if he got a chance to escape, it would be no use escaping ? How is the West Wind both a destroyer and a preserver ? What do you learn about Scrooges views about charity towards the poor ?

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Answer any ONE of the following in 150 words : As Christopher grows he maintains a close contact with Cutie Pie. Imagine you are Christopher. Write a letter to your friend about your alien friend, how he still visits you and how you are disappointed that no one believes you. OR Imagine Babulis wife writes diary. Write a diary page for her about her reactions over the handing over of their share of property by Babuli to his elder brother.

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